Panorama backcountry, near Goldie lake
Avalanchestrongian42 · Jan 2, 2021 · East Purcell
Quick report
- Weather
- windy, cloudy
- Ride Type
- mellowSlopes, denseTrees
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes, steepSlopes, convexSlopes, openTrees
- Snow Conditions
- heavy, windAffected, powder
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionSlab, avalancheConditionSound
Snowpack
Quite wind loaded on top with small (1-2mm) moderately faceted crystals. Very faceted large (3+mm) crystals at fail level and to the base. Failed where suspected surface hoar level was. Rain crust at 75cm down I’m guessing that’s the early December rain crust. 30 hits to fail with a heavy block sliding off. All the snow from the recent storms have made a nice layer to ski on but sketchy once you look below it